What does "prophyll" mean?

The frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot.

Prophyll

Common synonyms include: early leaf, first leaf, initial leaf, primordial leaf, protective bract, scale leaf.

noun

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Noun

1
The frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot.
2
a plant structure resembling a leaf wordnet

Originally coined by French botanists, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró) and φύλλον (phúllon).